What do you get when you have two Teen-Level Girl Scouts planning a birthday party?
You get a totally girl-led event.
Over the years, Girl Scouts Kayla and Sara have been planning all kinds of events for younger Girl Scouts or in their community. So, when these new friends found themselves sharing a birthday in their first year at middle school, they were ready to rock an awesome party!
12 Year Old Birthday – A Girl-Led Roller Skating Party
Girl Scouts know that successful leaders: Discover, Connect, and Take Action.
In her first year at a small middle school, Kayla Discovered that her April birthday landed within a week of her new friend Sara. Both wanted to share a birthday party, and in a small school setting, it’s only fair to include the whole class. However, this mom had already made it clear that a big party at home was not an option this year.
Kayla Connected with Sara to brainstorm a solution to this problem. They considered different venues for their party: laser tag at Zero Gravity, the indoor water park at the Ciccotti Center, or roller skating at Guptill’s Arena.
The girls Took Action. After finding out that Guptill’s offered the best rates and availability, they presented their birthday party request to their families.
Upon approval, they reserved the venue and ordered refreshments. Kayla wanted to make a birthday cake, until she discovered that Sara’s mom is an incredible baker. She was happy to delegate this to the expert, especially since she got to choose her favorite Argyle pattern for the frosting.
With the location and refreshments covered, it was time to go public.
The girls went online to create birthday cards, but they needed to do a little research first. They knew they wanted to give guests the option to donate money to a worthy organization, instead of presents. However, they didn’t know where to suggest.
After some discussion, Kayla and Sara realized that they both shared a desire to help animals. So, they selected The Guilderland Animal Shelter, put it on their birthday flyer, and snail-mailed this to all their 6th Grade classmates, some of their older buddies, and a few old friends.
Feeling great knowing that they were helping local pets (this event raised $200.00 for the Animal Shelter,) they were ready to celebrate.
At the the party, the girls roller skated on the “world’s largest indoor roller skating arena,” but they also enjoyed…
…mixing old friends and new friends…
…winning prizes at the claw machine in the arcade…
…and dancing in the Secrets Night Club.
Some of the guests took their dancing very seriously…
…and some were head-over-heals with joy.
When it was time to leave, the partygoers waited on benches for their designated drivers…
…many were sad to go but not the parents of the near teens.
We knew we still had a few, precious years before they could drive off on their own…
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5th Birthday: A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
6th Birthday: The Art Party.
7th Birthday: A Pokémon Party.
8th Birthday: A Harry Potter Party.
9th Birthday: Tween Spa Party.
10th Birthday: Chocolate Dreams Slumber Party.
11th Birthday: The Last Dance Tween Disco Party.
12th Birthday: A Girl-Led Tween Roller Skating Party.
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